KeyBank Announces $105,000 Grant to Connecticut Food Bank

From CT Food Bank: During a special celebration event held earlier today outside its branch and market headquarters on 195 Church Street in New Haven, KeyBank announced a $105,000 grant to the Connecticut Food Bank. The multi-year grant will support the work of the Connecticut Food Bank providing food to its network of more than 600 community-based food assistance programs, which serve an average of 148,000 people each month.

“This generous grant from KeyBank helps us keep moving toward a hunger free Connecticut,” said Bernie Beaudreau, CEO of the Connecticut Food Bank. “It’s truly an investment in our communities.”

The grant announcement came as KeyBank and the Connecticut Food Bank celebrated the completion of their month-long “Super-Size-Me” Food Drive, held at nine different Key branch locations across the state. More than $3,300 in funds were collected along with nearly 1,500 pounds of food. Combined, it will provide more than 7,820 meals to Connecticut residents who struggle with hunger.

The drive was the inspiration of KeyBank employee, James Trimble. A longtime volunteer with the Connecticut Food Bank, James has made his annual drive a tradition and has raised enough food and funds to provide nearly 16,000 meals since 2013.

“The Connecticut Food Bank works tirelessly to fight hunger across the state, in many of the communities we serve,” said Jeff Hubbard, KeyBank Connecticut and Western Massachusetts Market President. “We are proud to support their programs and the many people they feed, and we couldn’t be prouder of James’ efforts. We hope this grant takes us one step closer to ending hunger in Connecticut.”

About the Connecticut Food Bank

The Connecticut Food Bank is committed to alleviating hunger in Connecticut by providing food resources, raising awareness of the challenges of hunger and advocating for people who need help meeting basic needs. The Connecticut Food Bank partners with the food industry, food growers, donors and volunteers to distribute nutritious food to people in need, which last year provided nearly 21 million meals. We distribute that food through a network of community-based programs to six Connecticut counties - Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London and Windham counties – where more than 300,000 people struggle with hunger. Visit us on the web at www.ctfoodbank.org, like us on Facebook and follow @CTFoodBank on Twitter and Instagram.

About KeyCorp

KeyCorp's roots trace back 190 years to Albany, New York. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Key is one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $136.7 billion at September 30, 2017.

Key provides deposit, lending, cash management, insurance, and investment services to individuals and businesses in 15 states under the name KeyBank National Association through a network of more than 1,200 branches and more than 1,500 ATMs. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity, syndications and derivatives to middle market companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name. For more information, visit https://www.key.com/. KeyBank is Member FDIC.

Photo courtesy of CT Food Bank